
…that don’t require much mental engagement seem to be best at fostering “productive” mind-wandering. He mentions activities like going for a walk in a quiet place, doing the dishes, or folding laundry — chores that may occupy your hands or body but that don’t require much from your brain.
…enerate purposefulness and meaning. Too much of this can you leave you feeling aimless — or worse. “If you’re stuck in this feed-me stimulation loop, we know that this is associated with the feeling of being out of control,” she says. “It’s associated with anxiety and disconnectedness, and a feeling of, what’s really real?”
Children who grow up under stress from living in a dysfunctional family where they experienced some type of abuse or neglect, grow up with significant changes in their brains. Since they have damage to their hippocampi and amygdalae, they have problems regulating their emoti…